Worship of Maa Chandraghanta on the third Navratri, know why the mother is worshiped in the third form
Today is the third day of Sharadiya Navratri, i.e. Maa Chandraghanta is worshiped on the third Navratri. Chandraghanta Devi is considered to be the third form among the nine forms of Maa Durga. According to the scriptures, all sins and obstacles are eliminated by worshipping her.
Form of the Mother
This form of Maa Chandraghanta is extremely peaceful and beneficial. There is a half-moon in the shape of a bell on her forehead, due to which she is called Chandraghanta Devi. The color of her body is as bright as gold. She has ten hands. All the ten hands are adorned with weapons like sword and arrows. Her vehicle is a lion. Her posture is to be ready for war.
Know why Maa Chandraghanta is worshiped in the third form
Maa Durga took the form of Chandraghanta when the terror of demons started increasing in the world. Also, at that time, Mahishasura was fighting a fierce war with the gods. According to the scriptures, when the terror of the demons started increasing, Maa Durga took the form of Maa Chandraghanta. At that time, Mahishasura wanted to gain the throne of Devraj Indra and wanted to rule the heaven. When the gods became unable to fight Mahishasura, then the gods got upset and asked for help from Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.
Listening to the gods, all three got angry at Mahishasura and energy came out of their mouths, which gave birth to a power. Lord Shankar gave his trident to that Shakti form, Lord Vishnu gave his chakra, Indra gave his bell, Surya gave his brightness, sword and lion. After this, Maa Chandraghanta killed Mahishasura and protected the gods. Since then, this form of Maa Durga is worshipped in the third form.
How to worship the mother
Get up in the Brahma Muhurta in the morning, take a bath and sprinkle Gangajal at the place of worship. Offer white lotus or yellow rose flowers or garland to Maa Chandraghanta. Maa Chandraghanta loves red colour, therefore wearing red coloured clothes on this day is considered auspicious. Offer milk products to Maa Chandraghanta. It is believed that this gives courage to a person and helps him win over his enemies.
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